Find out how to exfoliate your skin with these
tips and hints
When exfoliating
your face you must only use products suitable
for facial skin. Products used on other parts
of the body may be too harsh for your face.
Always follow up
your exfoliation with toner and moisturizer.
Removing the old
dead cells enables other products to be absorbed
into your skin better.
If you have dry
skin you can try exfoliation only once a week
whereas oily skin can be exfoliated more
frequently
Make up a mixture
of 1/3 cup
olive oil and 3
teaspoons of salt. Shower as you
would normally using warm water. Rub the
oil/salt mixture all over your body whilst still
standing in the shower. Rinse off with warm
water. Please note: I feel salt is
far too harsh to use on the face so use this
scrub on the rest of the body excluding delicate
areas.
Mix one teaspoon of bi-carbonate of soda (baking
soda) with two teaspoons of your favourite cleanser until it
forms a paste. Gently rub into your skin with
circular motion. Rinse off. The bi-carb will
polish your skin, making it visibly radiant.
For silky smooth
hands pour 1 tablespoon of vinegar in the palm of one had. Into the
vinegar tip a large teaspoon
of sugar. Rub all parts of the hands with
this mixture for 2 minutes. Rinse off and
apply moisturizer. This works so well.
For a very gentle
all-over exfoliation add a couple of teaspoons
of sea salt to your bath water.
For facial area -
Mix 1/4 teaspoon
of salt with
1 teaspoon of bicarbonate of soda
in a saucer. Mix in a small amount of
water and very gently rub your face with this mixture using a
circular motion. Rinse face with warm water.
If you have delicate skin you should swap
the salt with caster sugar. Salt is very
abrasive.
For rough elbows
cut a lemon in half and gently squeeze out some
of the juice to form a hollow in each half.
Rest each elbow in the lemon halves for about
10 mins. The lemon juice acts as an
exfoliator.
Add a cup of powdered milk to your bathwater.
It has lactic acid in it and that acts as a dead
skin remover.
Helpful web
sites:
http://www.smartskincare.com/
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